Re: (erielack) DL&W covered hoppers

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

The Greenville #21893 (black with white lettering) at bottom of pg 66. "Less
common" scheme acc to LDY.

Paul B

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>
To: "'Paul Brezicki'" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>; "'EL Mailing List'"
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Cc: "'Schuyler Larrabee'" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) DL&W covered hoppers


> Paul B. asked:
>
> > I thought you indicated the Greenvilles were originally gray,
> > and that's what was showing through the EL black. I take it
> > the Dunmores were originally black.
>
> Dunmores were all black with white lettering. The Greenville 3-bay cars
were
> originally (and always) gray, as were the single-bay Airslides.
>
> What EL black car are you referring to? (page #?)
>
>
>
> > > Paul B. wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >The only other ex-Erie CH's I'm aware of are 3 groups of
> > 70 ton 2-bay,
> > and
> > > I assume they were gray. Some of those PS-2 clones were
> > repainted in black
> > > for
> > > >EL; there's one in the Color Guide that appears to have
> > the original gray
> > > showing through.
> > >
> > >
> > > All three of the 2-bay cars were painted BLACK (see builder's photo
> > > attached). The one in the color guide is a VERY heavily
> > weathered black
> > > (note the lettering is WHITE, which you wouldn't see on a gray car)
> > >
> > > -Paul
> > >
> >
> >
>


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